Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-10

l en0 A1OCtOH8s
The nnal session OF most of the sections wa.
held yesterday. Papers were read In various sec
lions as follows:
" sne section op general medicine Sir James
u1anI' OF Canada, delivered an address on diph
.neis' ana the following papers were read: IRA,
| uonAl treatment Of diseases By Prof Stubbs OF
fnnaoeiphla; Estimation OF urea, by Dr. Gubb
OF London: "Hasmophitra," by DR.. Findley
by Dr.. Dabrey.
IN the section on dermatology and sypholo
grapny the papers were: "Aiopecia areata,r by
". a. n Robinson, and "Area celci," by Dr. A
Ravogn.
In tne gyn@colosy section the program was as
,Sx s Of pessaries omitted from
hrief sssy, ny Dr. W. G. Wade, Holly, Mich. "a
by Dr. George jackson Fisher, sing Sing. Il. I.
sSser1ilty" by Dr. b. Marion Sims, New York city
6SioD Sy P a. %sS
sn fss use Of catgut" BY J. teit. Berlin, Germany
sseo and o. abuse Of and Improved
he u e The sssna tam
R POI N Rr pelvic Inflammation by Dr. W. ". Pot
Nexn 4snn Ss ne By
sa n and factors gynesc diseases
Ssns Asgae py G!y ay
ssone, 81. Paul, Minn. "Intra-utertne stem pes
eS an BY Dr. Caleb
l a
STUDY OF woman in oriental countries by Dr. Fam
t nac!o. Consta9tinople, Turkey. comparative
Buenas aTrss q uterine myomata by Dr. villa
tons as applied to abdominal surgery" by Dr.
David Prince, Jacksonville, Ill. "Dlsplacements
cal a treatment" by DIT. Edward ". jerks, Detroit,
In the obstetric section the program was: ere
nomenclature" "a rational me. hod OF relieving
aspnyxia neonatorum," R s. stringer, NJ. D.,
Der Of
postpartum hehorrage" E. Paul Sale, NJ D., Aber-
and its management" George Wheeler Jones, n,
D.. Danville, III. "Puerperal ur@mic amaurosts,
with cases" John H. wilson. N; D., Chicago "The
Boston, Mass. At the close the thanks Of the sec
ton were voted to Prof. Alex. X. Simpson, OF
Edinourgn scotland for his efficient and feiei-
uOuS workmanship of the section since the preS1-
dent. Dr. De Laskie Miller, OF Chicago, was called
home by the death of his grandson.
son, OF Boston, read paper on ''fhe histologico-
pathological changes in the prostate gland, ;" IL
lustrated by Dr. S. McIntosHs new stereopticon.
York, read papers on "The inter-cranial nerve
tracts in the light OF atrophy methods OF Won Gud
den," and on ''rhe mesOcephalor OF the true rep
..The proper methods Of teaching anatomy" BY
DR.. A: II. P. Lieut., OF Philadelphia; ''The anatomy
81 q D Msey kaad o.
cussed "The anatomy OF the skin in regard to skin
grating" and DR.. w. II. Pancoast, Of Philadel-
In the section OF military and naval surgery
papers were read by DR.. ToDin. OF Dublin, on 'rne
kind of dressing most available for gunshot frac-
portation;" by Dr. Peabody, Of Omaha, Neb., on
''The superiority OF Bavarian plaster-Of-Paris
sy Dr. ais s Of st.
ana py Dr. on
At the morning session Of the section Of diseases
Of children the following papers were read: 'Or-
thopodic paper" by Mr. Vim. E. Balkwill, OF the
ton OF c0ntractured tissues essential before me-
chanical treatment can be effectual," by Prof.
ssrston Of paster dressing in Potts disease oy
Prof. Sayre, New York city; progress OF Ortho-
pedlc surgery" by Noble smith. +: r c. s.. Eng,
the knee joint IL straight position by sxcision
as remedy for the atropny and doformity follow
ing acute polonyelitis OF childhood" by Dr. Ste
sion the papers read were: 1.-THE treatment OF lat
eral curvature" by DR.. Jas. Knight, New York
y NJ r. q
fluctuations in young children" by DR.. 4 BOuchut,
Paris France; "Me1iastinal tumors Ia children"
by Oscar WysS ii. D., Zurich, switzerland; "The
treatment OF pertussis," by Prof. Moncorvo, Brazil
The final session OF the section on climat0logy
and demography was occupied with the follow
ing papers: ION the influence OF meteorological
eases" by Henry z. GIN, A. NJ, NJ D., LID, of Ell
Dorado. Kan. ''On the Topographic effect OF in
trOduced diseases, and especially leprOSy, among
the Hawaiian people" by Surgeon Geo. W. Wooe,
OF the United States Navy. ION Topographic
and of
ton In modern times" by Thos. N. Dplan, NJ. D.,
F. X. C. S., editor OF Provincial Medical Journal
by DR.. Ii. W: Boone, OF shanghai, China. ION the
native treatment OF disease in SYRIA" by Prof.
Thos. W. Kay, OF Beyrout. turkey ION medi-
cal organization on investigation into the pre-
vention and cure OF disease, with a proposal
for the practical application Of vital statistics
oy the consondation OF an nygienlc influences
Kelly, =. r. c. s. l., M r. l. A., Of New York
In the section OF dental and oral surgery at the
aSo
special reference to the Tusk Of the ELEPHANT"
Prof Bush, Berlin, Germany director OF the Dental
Slxth-year Molar," DR.. E. Audrieu, Paris France,
President OF the OdOntOtechn1que Institute OF
OF 'ns
osease ~ Of
1ected Pain In the Right Brachtal Plexus, OF Eight
Years Standing, with Results" Jno S. Marshall,
Y. D., Chicago, N; discussion opened by Prof:
Artlncial Teeth" read by title, DR.: Ii. L.
cnttenden, Northheld, MINI. In the afternoon
the following were read; Does JUNCTION control
p. s., Topeka, Kan; discussion opened by w. e.
Barrett, III. D., NJ. D. s., Buffalo, NY. Harmony
and d1scord; health and disease; healers and him
dcrers Isaac b. Davenport, NJ. D., Paris France;
discussion opened by w. II. Atkinson, N. D., D. D.
j., New York. "Power In dentistry" w. st. George
| sion opened by D. NJ. Clapp, d. N. d., Boston,
Mass. "ApthOuS St0matitiS and its origin" Dr.
Thomas David, Paris, France. "The necessity or
international inquiry into the state OF the dental
system among different peoples, DR.. Paul Dubois
Paris, France. 'Implantation and pericimentai
life, Nv. j. Younger, N. D., San Francisco, Cal
porcelain crowns" Dr.. E. c. Moore, Detroit,
Mich.
VOTES OF 4HANKs
In most OF the sections resolutions were adopted
thanking the officers OF the sections for their eff
Gent discharge OF the duties imposed on them. At
the close Of the business in the section OF gynRco-
Ogy the foreign members presented the following
resolution by Dr. TrenhOlme, Of Montreal: "ThaJ
the grateful thanks OF the foreign members of this
section be hereby rendered to the members OF the
profession or this great country and especially to
those resident In Washington, together with the
cltizens Of this the capital OF the United States
Tor all their generous hospitality and the kind
tent1on received at their hands. This vote OF
grateful appreciation is intended to embrace our
esteemed chairman DR.. Marcy, and the Secreta-
r1eS, whose devotion, ZEAL and Judgment have
tended 10 make the congress most profitable and
an eVer-meA0rable epoch in our lives.
VACCINATION STATISTICS.
In the section OF general medicine yesterday the
report OF the committee appointed to examine and
report upon the paper In which DR.. Kor0s OF Buda-
Pesth, exposed the inaccuracy OF the statitttcs
prepared fifteen years ago by Dr.. Keller the phys
tc1an TO the Austrian State Railways, ana which
nave been used ever since as arguments by the
anti-vacc1nators was resubmitted. The statistics